State comparison · 2025
Agents and Business Managers of Artists salary: California vs Virginia
Agents and Business Managers of Artists in California earn a median of $98,110. In Virginia, $73,400. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22.1% — not 33.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+33.7%
California vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+22.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Agents and Business Managers of Artists
- Median
- $98,110
- p25
- $76,010
- p75
- $163,570
- p10
- $73,530
- p90
- $298,390
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +14%
Virginia
Agents and Business Managers of Artists
- Median
- $73,400
- p25
- $38,470
- p75
- $123,480
- p10
- $34,940
- p90
- $181,080
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.